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		<h1 id="CONFIGURATION_ITEM">CONFIGURATION ITEM</h1>
		<h3 id="DEFINITION">DEFINITION</h3>
		<p>A configuration item (CI) is a part of the System:</p>
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			<li>Designed and produced, or purchased</li>
			<li>Duplicated as much as it is used in the System</li>
			<li>Assembled with others in order to build each copy of the System.</li>
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		<p>Examples of configuration items are cabinets, racks, electronic boards, wiring &amp; plugs, software components... CI are usually qualified as</p>
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			<li>Hardware (HWCI),</li>
			<li>Computer Software (CSCI): A group of software treated as a single 	entity by a configuration management system.</li>
			<li>Commercial off the Shelf (COTS, purchased item): A COTS is an item 	that is both commercial and sold in substantial quantities in the 	commercial marketplace.</li>
			<li>Non-Developed Item (NDI): A Non-Developmental Item is any previously 	developed item of supply.</li>
			<li>Prime Item...</li>
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		<p>The EPBS is a hierarchical tree structure listing all the Configuration Items and organized by composition links.</p>
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